African Storytelling, whether it be the oral tradition or the written tradition, hold within them an underlying message that can explain some form of African rituals or way of life. In God’s Bits of Wood, the rites of passage approach is used to explain some social commentary in African communities and gives insight on how they go about life and why things are the way they are. The social commentary explained through the rites of passage is that of how women in the African societies went from being horribly mistreated to being respected as human beings. The rites of passage in this story shows and explains the history behind women going from being poorly mistreated to being respected and granted what they desire. It all starts with the
